Now that we have created the Source we can start adding the people. We may as well start with the head of the family. The information that we have to enter is:

Now that we have created the Source we can start adding the people. We may as well start with the head of the family. The information that we have to enter is:

Line 80:

Line 82:

Enter the name, sex, date and place of birth on the first tab (Illustration 5 shows the completed tab). You may want to ensure that you add a Source Reference for the name and birth date information. You can do this by clicking on the button next to the name and birth date input fields. Details of completing the Source Reference dialog are given below.

Enter the name, sex, date and place of birth on the first tab (Illustration 5 shows the completed tab). You may want to ensure that you add a Source Reference for the name and birth date information. You can do this by clicking on the button next to the name and birth date input fields. Details of completing the Source Reference dialog are given below.

+

+

Adding Source Reference information is the same as for Media Objects. Change to the Sources tab and click the plus button to add a new Source Reference to the record, this shows that some of the information on the record has come from this Census. You can renter the information by hand, however because the Source Reference is identical to the one that we have already entered for the image it can be dragged from the ScratchPad. Just arrange your windows so that you can see both the ScratchPad and the Sources tab and drag the Source Ref from the ScratchPad and drop it onto the Sources tab.

+

+

Each individual piece of information can have its own Source Reference added to it so that it is clear where the information came from. This is useful if you have a number of sources for a given

+

person and you want to remember which one contributed a particular piece of information.

+

+

[[Image:Add address 1.png|thumbnail|Address Record]]

+

+

Now we need to add the rest of the information for John Martin. Change to the Addresses tab and click the plus button to add a new address. Illustration 6 shows the completed address dialog. Don't forget to add the Source Reference to the Sources tab as well. Once the address is complete click on the OK button and then drag the completed Address record on to the ScratchPad. The Address record will be reused when we come to enter the rest of the family.

+

+

[[Image:Add attr 1.png|thumbnail|Add Attribute]]

+

+

Now add an Attribute to capture the fact that John Martin was deaf and dumb. Again you need to add a Source Reference to show that this information came from the Census. By now you should have got the hang of adding information and then copying it to the ScratchPad for later use. Obviously there is no need to copy records to the ScratchPad if you can see that they are unique to one person and will not be needed again. Illustration 7 shows the completed Attribute dialog.

+

+

[[Image:Add event 1.png|thumbnail|Add Event]]

+

+

Now move to the Event tab and add an Event type of Occupation to capture the fact that John Martin was a labourer in an Iron Works on Sunday 3 April 1881. There is no point copying this Event to the

+

ScratchPad because no one else in the family was a labourer in the Iron Works. Illustration 8 shows the completed Event.

+

+

This completes the information about John Martin accept for the implied relationships with the rest of the family members. We will capture these relationships as we enter the rest of the family. Now

+

that the Person record for John Martin is complete click the OK button on the Edit Person dialog box.

==Entering the rest of the family==

==Entering the rest of the family==

Revision as of 17:28, 27 February 2007

This page is a stub. Please help keep Gramps Wiki a useful resource by developing this page.

Contents

Introduction

This guide explains how to record all of the information about a household on one Census return. In GRAMPS 1.0.X this was a time consuming activity that involved repeatedly retyping much of the information for each person on the Census return. Using the extra drag & drop capabilities in GRAMPS 2.X and the Scratch Pad tool
this repetition has been greatly reduced.

For genealogists with UK ancestors the UK Census returns are a very important source of information. Census' have been conducted every 10 years in the UK since 1841 (details of all the UK Census dates and how to access the records can be found at [1]). The 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 Census returns are available online at [2] for a subscription.

Census returns are organised by location and each return shows a list of households living in a particular street. This means that once you find a return showing one of your ancestors it will also show the rest their family members living in the same house.

Information contained in a Census return

The Census return for John Martin in 1881

Each of the UK Census’ recorded slightly different information (full details of the information recorded on each Census can be found at [3]). For this guide I will use an example taken from the 1881 Census that shows the family of my ancestor John Martin.

This Census page records the following information about where the census was taken and where the page is located within the Census record:

Piece number RG 11/2854

Folio 17

Page 27

Civil Parish [or Township]: Wednesbury

City or Municipal Borough: Not specified

Municipal Ward: Not specified

Parliamentary Borough: Wednesbury

Town, Village or Hamlet: Not specified

Urban Sanitary District: Wednesbury

Rural Sanitary District: Not specified

Ecclesiastical Parish or District: St. Bartholemew

Then each member of the household is listed, with information about them recorded in the following columns:

Column 1 - No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book

Column 2 - Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house

Column 3 - Houses; separate columns for inhabited and uninhabited or being built (entered as 'U' or 'B')

Column 4 - Name and surname

Column 5 - Relationship to head of family

Column 6 - Condition; marital status

Column 7 - Age last birthday; separate columns for males and females

Column 8 - Rank, profession or occupation

Column 9 - Where born; county/place

Column 10 - Whether

1 - Deaf & dumb,

2 - Blind,

3 - Imbecile or idiot,

4 - Lunatic

To enter this information into GRAMPS we will need to record all of the information on the census for each member of the household. This is done my creating a Person record for each person in turn.

Entering preliminary information

Add Source

Before we start to enter the people there is some preliminary information that we should record first.

Firstly we should add the 1881 Census as a Source record so that it can be referred to when we add all the Person records. To create a Source record, start from the Gramps opening window and click on the Sources icon in the list of icons on the left of the window. Now click the Add button on the icon bar at the top right of the window. Fill in the dialog box with the details of the source, illustration 2 shows the completed information for the 1881 Census. Once all the information has been entered click the OK button on the dialog box.

Add Source Reference

Now the image of the Census page that we are entering can be added to Gramps. You don't need to do this but it can help to keep track of the original documents. To add the image click the Media icon in the icon list on the left of the main window. Now click the Add icon in the icon bar at the top right. Locate the image in your filestore and then click OK to add it to Gramps. NOTE: Gramps does not take a copy of the image it only stores a link to the image in your filestore. If you move or delete the image Gramps will not be able to find it again. Once the image has been added right click on the image name and select Edit Properties from the drop-down menu. You can fill in as much of the properties information as you see fit. At the very least you should fill in the Source information. Select the Sources tab and click on the Plus symbol. You should now fill in the Source Reference dialog with the information about this page of the Census. Illustration 3 shows the completed dialog.

Entering the head of the family

John Martin main tab

Now that we have created the Source we can start adding the people. We may as well start with the head of the family. The information that we have to enter is:

Piece number: RG 11/2854

Folio: 17

Page: 27

Civil Parish [or Township]: Wednesbury

Parliamentary Borough: Wednesbury

Urban Sanitary District: Wednesbury

Ecclesiastical Parish or District: St. Bartholemew

Address: 17 Hope Terrace, Wednesbury, Staffordshire

Name: John Martin

Sex: Male (implied by the column containing the age)

Date of birth: about 1845 (1881 – age 36)

Occupation: Labourer in Ironworks

Birth place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire

Attribute: Deaf & dumb

Make sure that you are looking at the person list by clicking on the Person icon in the icon list on the left of the main window and then click Add to create a new person record.

Enter the name, sex, date and place of birth on the first tab (Illustration 5 shows the completed tab). You may want to ensure that you add a Source Reference for the name and birth date information. You can do this by clicking on the button next to the name and birth date input fields. Details of completing the Source Reference dialog are given below.

Adding Source Reference information is the same as for Media Objects. Change to the Sources tab and click the plus button to add a new Source Reference to the record, this shows that some of the information on the record has come from this Census. You can renter the information by hand, however because the Source Reference is identical to the one that we have already entered for the image it can be dragged from the ScratchPad. Just arrange your windows so that you can see both the ScratchPad and the Sources tab and drag the Source Ref from the ScratchPad and drop it onto the Sources tab.

Each individual piece of information can have its own Source Reference added to it so that it is clear where the information came from. This is useful if you have a number of sources for a given
person and you want to remember which one contributed a particular piece of information.

Address Record

Now we need to add the rest of the information for John Martin. Change to the Addresses tab and click the plus button to add a new address. Illustration 6 shows the completed address dialog. Don't forget to add the Source Reference to the Sources tab as well. Once the address is complete click on the OK button and then drag the completed Address record on to the ScratchPad. The Address record will be reused when we come to enter the rest of the family.

Add Attribute

Now add an Attribute to capture the fact that John Martin was deaf and dumb. Again you need to add a Source Reference to show that this information came from the Census. By now you should have got the hang of adding information and then copying it to the ScratchPad for later use. Obviously there is no need to copy records to the ScratchPad if you can see that they are unique to one person and will not be needed again. Illustration 7 shows the completed Attribute dialog.

Add Event

Now move to the Event tab and add an Event type of Occupation to capture the fact that John Martin was a labourer in an Iron Works on Sunday 3 April 1881. There is no point copying this Event to the
ScratchPad because no one else in the family was a labourer in the Iron Works. Illustration 8 shows the completed Event.

This completes the information about John Martin accept for the implied relationships with the rest of the family members. We will capture these relationships as we enter the rest of the family. Now
that the Person record for John Martin is complete click the OK button on the Edit Person dialog box.